Talk to Donna Radio Progam

Show DetailsTitle: Passion, Purpose and Profit – Learn the Longo’s Secret Show: Talk to Donna with Rosanne Longo, Chair of the Longo’s Family Charitable FoundationDate/Time:  Monday March 9th at 10:30 a.m. Description:  Growing up in the food business, Rosanne has a natural passion for food and a self-proclaimed “passion for eating”. As Longo’s Spokesperson, Rosanne feels her purpose is to connect and inspire healthy families and communities through shared values and a passion and love of family, food and friends.Dedicated to giving back to the community, Rosanne’s role as Chair of the Longo’s Family Charitable Foundation is to work closely with charitable partners to build and nurture innovative programs. Unique to Longo’s approach is combining our values of inspiring healthy families and instilling a desire for life-long learning through our passion for family and love of food.As the Spokesperson and Brand Ambassador of Longo’s, Rosanne has appeared on Breakfast Television, Rogers Daytime, local news channels, YouTube cooking videos as well as multiple episode’s of Cogeco’s Return to the Table cooking show with Julia Hanna. With a self-proclaimed “face for radio”, Rosanne enjoys recording Longo’s radio feature spots as Longo’s Chief Eating Officer.Rosanne joins the Food Experts at Longo’s regularly on their field trips to capture the stories for Longo’s Experience Magazine. In addition to many local trips to Longo’s farmers, these learning journeys have taken her to Quebec and Wisconsin for cheese, New Brunswick to become Lobster and Salmon certified, and 3 visits to California to visit with grower-partners.She is a Python with this year’s Pythons’ Pit. www.PythonsPit.ca

Show Details Title: Angel Investing, Intellectual Property, and an Active Member of the CommunityShow: Talk to Donna with David Woolford, Partner with Miller Thomson Date/Time:  Friday, March 6th at 10:30 a.m. Description:  David Woolford is a partner in the Southwestern and Toronto offices of Miller Thomson. David is a member of the TSX Venture Exchange’s Local Advisory Committee for Ontario, and a Director of the Golden Triangle Angelnet (GTAN). He is also a former member of the Angel One angel investor group. He is an active member in the community, and has been extensively involved in the United Way of Peel, including 10 years as a fundraiser. He was formerly the General Counsel and a founder of the Maple Leaf Angels and the honorary National Solicitor and a director of Peel Senior Link, a vibrant community service organization providing supportive services and care to senior citizens. David specializes in investment, corporate finance and governance. Structuring and commercialization of intellectual property rights for emerging companies is one of his specialties. David is an expert with limited partnerships; mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other corporate reorganizations making him an excellent Python for this year’s Pythons’ Pit. David’s experience in e-business, e-commerce, outsourcing; and software technology development, along with licensing, franchising, acquisition and distribution contracts makes him a welcome addition as a returning Python. He is a Python with this year’s Pythons’ Pit. www.PythonsPit.ca

Show Details Title: Hedge Funds, Private Equity, High Net Worth – It’s all about the Strategy!  Show: Talk to Donna with Arthur C. Salzer, CEO & CIO of Northland Wealth Management  Date/Time:  Monday, February 23rd 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Description:  Arthur Salzer has more than 22 years of investment experience. As CEO, Arthur is the firm’s chief visionary. He has developed and implemented the firm’s strategic plan. He also oversees all of the day-to-day operations and the open source investment platform of the company. Arthur advises many of the firm’s largest and most complex clients. He began his career as a real estate analyst for a family owned investment business, then held increasingly senior roles with the largest bank owned investment counsel in Canada. It was there he gained exposure to hedge funds, private equity, equities and fixed income while advising high net worth families. Arthur spent 7 years with of one of Canada’s oldest and independent investment counseling firms where he had the opportunity to be mentored by a recipient of the Morningstar Career Achievement Award. He is a Python with this year’s Pythons’ Pit. www.PythonsPit.caFollow Donna on Twitter and Facebook you can Reach Donna at www.connectuscanada.com    

Description:  John’s career as an entrepreneur in both telecommunications and marketing has provided him with a wealth of experience taking start-ups to enterprise level organizations. A co-founder of Fibernetics, one of the largest telecom companies in the country with points of presence coast-to-coast, the company supports hundreds of thousands of Canadians with their telecommunications needs. His current role is President of Fibernetics, where he oversees an international team of telecom professionals through their residential brand, Worldline and their business services division, NEWT. John also mentors Fibernetics Ventures Inc. and its associated companies: Fongo, Cloud at Cost, Rack & Data and Plasticity. His focus is on improving culture with an “I’m in!” initiative. According to John, “great companies depend upon great culture to survive and thrive. John is passionate about culture in companies and he knows what makes a great company become incredible. John is a public speaker, and works with companies both large and small focusing on increasing workplace happiness and employee engagement through improving their culture. He helps guide the next generation of business leaders to produce world changing products and services to market.. John is a Python in this year’s Pythons’ Pit. www.PythonsPit.ca

Show Details Title: Blazing a trail to success with Michele BaileyShow: Talk to Donna with Michele Bailey – President and CEO Blazing & a Python for the 2015 Pythons’ Pit!Date/Time:  February 13th, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Description:  Pythons’ Pit provides an avenue for creative entrepreneurs in Halton Region to pitch their business concepts and product ideas in front of a live audience and a panel of real business moguls from the community. The open category applicants win $20,000 in start-up capital and a package of in-kind professional services to help launch the business as well as Python support as an equity partner. High School applicants can win cash prizes up to $5,000 Join us when we interview Meet Michele Bailey in her role as a Python. From her humble beginnings 20 years ago, her company has grown to an award-winning full service Marketing and Advertising firm. As a Python, she offers expertise in a wide range of areas including, Branding & Strategic Communications, Trade & Consumer Promotions, Business≠ to-Business Marketing and Mobile & Digital Campaigns. You can visit Donna’s Website, Join her on Facebook or Follow her on Twitter.www.connectuscanada.com